My Time Capsule

Cast Off Productions
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Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 6min

Ep. 466 - Steve Nallon

Steve Nallon is a writer and actor best known for voicing Spitting Image’s most iconic characters, including Margaret Thatcher, Alan Bennett and The Queen Mum. Steve's acting work now ranges from theatre, film and television, to video games, radio drama and audio books. As a playwright and comedy writer, Steve has a considerable body of credits to his name, including plays and series for BBC radio, three one-man theatre shows and the satirical book I, Margaret, which he co-wrote with Tom Holt. In 2022 Steve's novel The Time That Never Was, the first book in a new young adult book series called The Swidgers, was published by Luath Press, and the second in the series, The Time T hey Saved Tomorrow, came out in 2024. Destination Time Travel, an exploration of the story tropes of time travel tales written with British Film Institute archivist Dick Fiddy, was published in 2023. Over the years, Steve has contributed to numerous periodicals such as The New Statesman and Musical Stages. His latest book, Steve Nallon’s Ghost Stories, is available now, here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Nallons-Ghost-Stories-Supernatural/dp/1068618965Steve Nallon is our guest in episode 466 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Steve Nallon’s Ghost Stories, here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Nallons-Ghost-Stories-Supernatural/dp/1068618965For everything else Steve Nallon, visit - https://www.nallon.comFollow Steve Nallon on X & Instagram: @SteveNallonFollow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 14, 2025 • 1h 15min

Ep. 465 - Nico Tatarowicz

Nico Tatarowicz is an award-winning writer who was a head writer on three series of the BAFTA winning Murder In Successville. He broke into TV in the mid 2000’s going on to write on all three BBC1 series of BAFTA winning The Armstrong and Miller Show, Channel 4’s Very Important People and Spitting Image. He wrote for four series of the award-winning Crackanory on Dave, seeing his words brought to life by Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield, Vic Reeves, Sheridan Smith and Carrie Fisher. His latest book The Centrist Dad Handbook, co written by Jason Hazeley, is available now.Nico Tatarowicz is our guest in episode 465 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy The Centrist Dad Handbook, here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-centrist-dad-handbook/jason-hazeley/nico-tatarowicz/9781526681997For everything else Nico Tatarowicz, visit - https://www.nicotatarowicz.meFollow Nico Tatarowicz on Instagram: @stupidheartsclub .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 1min

Ep. 464 - Jeffrey Holland

Jeffrey Holland is probably best known for playing Spike in Hi-De-Hi!, also the stuffy footman James Twelvetrees in You Rang M’Lord? and as Mr. Parkin the Stationmaster in Oh, Dr. Beeching! His first TV role was in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green and his television work includes such shows as It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum, Are You Being Served?, Dad’s Army, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Russ Abbot’s Madhouse. He was in “Talent” written and directed by Victoria Wood at The Menier Chocolate Factory in London and more recently he toured the UK in “Waiting for God” and was in “Brassed Off” at the Wolverhampton Grand. His one-man show, “…and this is my friend Mr Laurel”, a play about legendary film comedian Stan Laurel, has sold out all over the UK. Now Jeffrey has written a memoir, The First Rule of Comedy which is out now and available here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Rule-Comedy-Memories-Moments/dp/1803996390Jeffrey Holland is our guest in episode 464 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Jeffrey’s memoir, The First Rule of Comedy, here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Rule-Comedy-Memories-Moments/dp/1803996390Follow Jeffrey Holland on X: @JeffHolland07Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 7, 2025 • 1h 20min

Ep. 463 - Richard Herring (Unedited)

An unedited version of our interview with Richard Herring with 25 minutes of unheard chat.=! Richard Herring's podcast, RHLSTP (Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast), is one of the biggest in the country. He is also a stand up comedian, writer and former comedy partner of Stewart Lee. Richard won series 10 of Taskmaster and Taskmaster Champion of Champions.Richard Herring is our guest in episode 463 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Listen to Richard’s podcast RHLSTP, here - https://podfollow.com/rhlstp-with-richard-herringFollow Richard Herring on X: @Herring1967 & Instagram: @rkherring1967Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 3, 2025 • 49min

Ep. 462 - Angus Deayton

Angus Deayton is best known for presenting Have I Got News For You from 1990 to 2002, Would I Lie to You? from 2007 to 2009 and being Victor Meldrew’s neighbour in the sitcom One Foot in the Grave. He is one of Mike’s oldest friends after Angus cast him in the Oxford Revue at university. This led on to the award winning Radio 4 series Radio Active and it’s TV version KYTV.Angus Deayton is our guest in episode 462 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 31, 2025 • 55min

Ep. 461 - John Challis (Re-edit)

A re-edited and extended version of our interview with John Challis! Best known for playing Boycie in Only Fools and Horses and its spin-off The Green Green Grass but has also been in Benidorm, Dixon of Dock Green, The Sweeney, Doctor Who, Citizen Smith and many others. On stage he's performed in the West End and at the RSC, he's written two volumes of autobiography, Being Boycie and Boycie & Beyond and toured his own stage show, Only Fools and Boycie.John Challis is our guest in episode 461 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 27, 2025 • 45min

Ep. 460 - Danny Peacock

Danny Peacock is probably best know for playing Mental Mickey in Only Fools and Horses. Danny is the son of late actor Trevor Peacock (who played Jim “no no no yes” Trott in The Vicar of Dibley). Danny was also in The Young Ones, Robin of Sherwood, The Bill, Doctor Who as Nord the Vandal in the serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Casualty and One Foot in the Grave. His film appearances include Porridge, Quadrophenia, Gandhi, Bull in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, with Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman and Christian Slater, and Carry On Columbus with Rik Mayal and Julian Clary. He also played young Jacques Clouseau in Trail of the Pink Panther and he appeared in The Jewel of the Nile as the special effects maestro. He was one of the regular cast in Valentine Park for ATV Network starring Ken Jones, David Thewlis and Liz Smith and wrote Men of the World starring John Simm and David Threlfall, Cavegirl, Harry and Cosh, and Mud. since around 2019, Danny has been working as a lifestyles co-ordinator at Hastings Court Care Home in East Sussex, resulting in a nomination for a National Care Award in 2022.Danny Peacock is our guest in episode 460 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Please donate to Alzheimer's Society here - https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/donateFollow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 24, 2025 • 31min

MTC recommends Chatty Natty!

Did you know we make another podcast? It's called Chatty Natty and we thought we'd introduce you to it! Regular listeners will have heard Mike talking about his autistic grandson Natty many times. In Chatty Natty, Mike chats to Natty about everything and anything. Listen to the world from the perspective of an Autistic 12 year old boy. This is episode 13 so if you enjoy it, there are plenty more to listen to. Please subscribe to make Natty's day. Thank you.Listen on Apple Podcasts here - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/chatty-natty/id1773275925Listen on Spotify here - https://open.spotify.com/show/3FXX8kHszPzupk4dmtLQ2T?si=wRTCvA_JQhaYo9e7kqDlFAListen on Acast here - https://shows.acast.com/chatty-nattyOr search "Chatty Natty" wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Chatty Natty on Twitter/X - @chattynattypodFollow Chatty Natty on Instagram - @chattynattypodEmail Chatty Natty on - chattynattypod@gmail.comProduced by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 20, 2025 • 1h 26min

Ep. 459 - Rick Wakeman (Re-edit)

With over 30 minutes of unheard chat here is a re-edited and extended version of our interview with Rick Wakeman!Rick Wakeman is best known for playing keyboards in the progressive rock band Yes. He played piano on David Bowie's Life On Mars and Space Oddity and on Cat Stevens' Morning Has Broken. He's released over 90 solo albums and in 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's also an author, producer and television presenter.Rick Wakeman is our guest in episode 459 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 17, 2025 • 46min

Ep. 458 - Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts is a comedian and writer, who is quickly becoming one of comedy’s most exciting new voices. Among her award nods are: Komedia New Comedy Award finalist 2023, Leicester Square New Act runner-up 2022, a 99 Club bursary winner and BBC New Comedy Award regional finalist 2024 as well as Soho Theatre Labs Plus alumni 2022. A graduate of the National Film & Television School’s Writing & Producing Comedy course, Sarah’s graduation project, OnlyFran was featured by Director’s Notes as one of 10 essential shorts from NFTS 2022 graduates and was shortlisted for the Funny Women Shorts Award 2022. Her debut stand-up comedy hour, Silkworm, was listed as a stand-out show at Edinburgh Fringe 2024 by Rolling Stone, The Guardian, PinkNews, and The iPaper, and is now going on tour in Spring 2025, including a run at Soho Theatre. Get you tickets here - https://www.sarahjroberts.com/services-7Sarah Roberts is our guest in episode 458 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .For tickets for Sarah Roberts’ tour, visit - https://www.sarahjroberts.com/services-7Follow Sarah Roberts on Instagram: @sarahroberts_69 . Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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